(RHSA-2023:1841) Important: kernel security and bug fix update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: net/ulp: use-after-free in listening ULP sockets (CVE-2023-0461)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

• xfs_buf deadlock between inode deletion and block allocation (aarch64) (BZ#2164266)

• mlx5:CX6-DX: [IPsec crypto-offload, IPv6, TCP, Tunnel] tcp traffic is broken on IPsec crypto-offload over IPv6 (BZ#2165492)

• Windows Server 2019 guest randomly pauses with “KVM: entry failed, hardware error 0x80000021” (BZ#2166369)

• MSFT MANA NET Patch RHEL-8: Fix accessing freed irq affinity_hint (BZ#2175252)

• Ethernet Port Configuration Tool (EPCT) not supported with in-tree ice driver (BZ#2176866)

• Application Performance impact on cgroup v2 (BZ#2177793)

• In FIPS mode, kernel does not transition into error state when RCT or APT health tests fail (BZ#2181732)